Valencia CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valencia CF vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at Estadio de Mestalla.
- Valencia CF 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- RC Celta de Vigo 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Iosu Galech Apezteguia (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Ignacio Alonso Lopez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Jose Escuela Melo (Spain)
17 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr RC Celta de Vigo H 2–3 L 21 Mar Sevilla FC A 2–0 W 14 Mar Real Oviedo A 0–1 L 08 Mar Deportivo Alaves H 3–2 W 01 Mar CA Osasuna H 1–0 W 22 Feb Villarreal CF A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Valencia CF A 3–2 W 22 Mar Deportivo Alaves H 3–4 L 19 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 2–0 W 15 Mar Real Betis Balompie A 1–1 D 12 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 1–1 D 06 Mar Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L Season Stats
Valencia CF RC Celta de Vigo #9 Position #6 49 Points 54 38 Played 38 13 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 12 46 Scored 53 55 Conceded 48 -9 GD +5 1.29 PPG 1.42 34% Win % 37% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season26% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this seasonValencia CF are 9th (49 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (54 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Valencia CF0-152/116-301/131-451/–46-602/361-754/576+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededRC Celta de Vigo0-153/316-301/131-45–/346-604/361-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Valencia CF is hosting RC Celta de Vigo for another epic battle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 320 games and scored 375 goals.
- 10' RC Celta de Vigo looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ilaix Moriba scoring 1 goals.
- 12' Valencia CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Guido Rodriguez on 12.
- 17' Hugo Duro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
- 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 32' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hugo Sotelo suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' Javi Rodriguez is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 44' Marcos Alonso was booked on 44.
- 46' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Javi Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Jones El-Abdellaoui.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' What a strike from Ilaix Moriba! The score is 1-1.
- 60' RC Celta de Vigo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Fer Lopez on 60.
- 63' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Unai Nunez departs to be replaced by Filip Ugrinic.
- 68' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' RC Celta de Vigo receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
- 71' Borja Iglesias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ferran Jutgla on 71 minute.
- 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 78' Arnaut Danjuma is replacing Gaya for the Valencia CF side.
- 81' GOAL! Williot Swedberg scores on 81. Assisted by Ilaix Moriba
- 84' Guido Rodriguez was booked on 84.
- 88' The whistle greets Oscar Mingueza as he departs to be replaced by Yoel Lago.
- With this win, RC Celta de Vigo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Valencia CF Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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14
Gaya ↓ Arnaut Danjuma 78'
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Unai Nunez ↓ Filip Ugrinic 63'
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Hugo Duro ↓ Umar Sadiq 63'
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Andre Almeida ↓ Thierry Correia 63'
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Javier Guerra ↓ Lucas Beltran 63'
Bench
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Arnaut Danjuma ↑ 78'
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Umar Sadiq ↑ 63'
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Filip Ugrinic ↑ 63'
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Lucas Beltran ↑ 63'
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Thierry Correia ↑ 63'
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Coach Carlos CorberánRC Celta de Vigo Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Ferran Jutgla ↓ Borja Iglesias 71'
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Oscar Mingueza ↓ Yoel Lago 88'
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Hugo Alvarez ↓ Williot Swedberg 46'
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Pablo Duran ↓ Fer Lopez 46'
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Bench
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Borja Iglesias ↑ 71'
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Williot Swedberg ↑ 46'
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Yoel Lago ↑ 88'
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Fer Lopez ↑ 46'
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Jones El-Abdellaoui ↑ 46'
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Coach Claudio -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Iago Aspas 6 Maxi Gomez 3 Alberto Mari 2 Guido Rodriguez 2 Gabriel Fernandez 1 Williot Swedberg 1 Carlos Soler 1 Haris Seferovic 1 Head to Head
Valencia CF Form
RC Celta de Vigo Form
2026-04-05 Valencia CF 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-03-22 RC Celta de Vigo 3–4 Deportivo Alaves L 2026-03-19 Olympique Lyonnais 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-03-15 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2026-03-12 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2026-03-06 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Real Madrid CF L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.48 Valencia CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.9 RC Celta de Vigo xGI would bet for: Valencia CF or RC Celta de Vigo 74% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RC Celta de Vigo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.38Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Valencia CF or Draw 57%Draw or RC Celta de Vigo 69%Valencia CF or RC Celta de Vigo 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Valencia CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.5%1 – 2 8.8%2 – 1 6.9%2 – 2 6.4%0 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 5.9%1 – 3 5.5%0 – 0 4.9%1 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 Actual0 – 3 3.8%2 – 0 3.8%Asian Handicap — Valencia CF
Handicap Valencia CF covers Push RC Celta de Vigo covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 15% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 20% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 14% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet 16% ✓RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.